The 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand ended in what unique situation?
Answer Explanation
The 2019 World Cup final is the most dramatic in history, England and New Zealand tied the 50-over match (241 each), then tied the Super Over (15 runs each), with England winning on the boundary-count tiebreaker (26 vs 17). Ben Stokes scored 84* including a famous boundary off his body.
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90% of quiz players who faced this question picked A Super Over that also tied, with England winning on boundary count. That makes it easier than most World Cup questions, where 56% get it right on average. The most popular wrong answer was A tie with England winning Duckworth-Lewis method (10%).
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Ben Stokes in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 122 | 7,273 | 34.5 | 258 | 252 | 6/22 |
| ODI | 114 | 3,463 | 41.2 | 182 | 74 | 5/61 |
| T20I | 43 | 585 | 21.7 | 52* | 26 | 3/26 |
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